Curling-iron heater.



No. 769,560. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. J F MLCLEARY GURLING IRON HEATER. APPLICATION FILED MAR 29 1904 N0 MODEL.

INVENTOR.

3 E N a CQMa/ ATTORNEY.

NITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CURLING-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION formin part of Letters Patent No. 769,560, d e September 6, 1904.

Application filed March 29, 1904. Serial No. 200,544. (No model.) i

To (all wit/mt it Duty concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES F. M oCLEARY, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curling-Iron Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in curling-iron heaters, the object of my invention being to provide a device of this character which shall be cheap and simple in construction and which when not in use can be packed in a small compass for the purpose of shipment or storage.

My invention therefore resides in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts for the above ends, hereinafter fully specified, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the device closed for shipment or storage. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an end of one of the clamping-arms.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a short tube which is adapted to be fitted over an ordinary gas-burner. From the lower end of this tube extend arms 2., which are bent outward and then upwardly. Said tube and arms are made in a single piece of sheet metal which is sufiiciently resilient to allow the arms to be brought close together, as shown in Fig. 2. The end of each arm is formed with one upper claw 3 and two lower claws 4, which are adapted to engage the end of a tube 5, in which the curling-iron (shown at 6) is inserted when the device is in position over a gas-flame. The upper claw 3 passes over the edge of the tube into the interior, while the two lower claws at the same end pass beneath the edge of the tube on the exterior. Said claws thus firmly hold the ends of the tube, and the resiliency of the springarms holds the claw against said ends. The tube 5 is in like manner preferably made of sheet metal, although not necessarily so. \Vhen not in use, the two arms are brought close together and are passed up into the tube 7, so that the whole device is then in very compact form and can be contained in a narrow box, occupying little room. This saves expense in transportation. It is also nmch more convenient for use. A further advantage is that the parts can be made of sheet metal, and the whole device is therefore very light and cheap.

I claim The cornbinationof a tube adapted to be fitted over a gas-burner, resilient arms formed integral with said tube and provided with claws at their outer ends, and a curling-ironsupporting tube engaged at its ends and supported by said claws, said resilient arms being adapted to enter said curling-iron-supporting cylinder for packing purposes, substantially as described.

In witness whereof .I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES F. MOCLEARY. Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, BESSIE GOREINKEL. 

